Horseshoe.



(I. C. FERGUSON HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20. 1918.

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HORSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 15, 1919.

Application filed September 20, 1918. Serial No. 254,955.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CASH C. FERGUSON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Champaign, in the county of Champaign and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Horseshoe, of

which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

My invention relates more particularly to that form of horseshoe known as an ice shoe, and has for its objects the production of a cheap, efiective, and lasting shoe and one that can be set without the employment of a blacksmith or other skilled laborer.

Another object is'to produce a shoe that can be attached to any size of hoof, from a mule to the largest horse.

A further object is to provide a shoe with which the animal wearing the same cannot interfere or calk himself.

Referring to the drawings-- Figure 1 represents the plan view of my device; and

Fig. 2, a front view of the same.

My horseshoe consists of a curved metallic plate 1, flat on the inside, or on the side next to the hoof, and provided with a number of nail-holes 2 to attach the plate to the hoof. Extending between the nail-holes are ridges 3 which project above the body of the plate; and, also, extending from the ridges 3 and from the body of the plate 1, on either side ridges acting as a reinforcement for the said calks.

The shoe is designed to be applied to the toe only of the hoof, consequently, the curve of the plate 1 is not very abrupt, thereby permitting the use of the shoe on all sizes of hoofs.

In my construction, three nail-holes 2, one located in the center of the shoe and one on either side thereof, are sufficient to hold the shoe in place. On this account, the shoe can easily be set without the employment of a blacksmith or other skilled laborer.

Owing to the fact that a shoe made in accordance with my construction extends only partially around the hoof, there is no projecting part which would cause the horse to interfere or calk himself in traveling.

It is obvious that my device may be modified without departing from the general scope of the invention.

What I claim is:

An article of the class described comprising a plate provided with nail-holes for'attaching the plate to the toe of a horses hoof, ridges extending between said nail-holes and projecting above the body of the shoe, and integral toe calks on either side of the center of the shoe projecting beyond the body of the shoe and beyond the afore-mentioned ridges and being reinforced thereby.

CASH C. FERGUSON.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

